Psalms 119:167
My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
In Context
166O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
168I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; For all my ways are before thee.
Cross References
Psalms 40:8O my God! to do thy will is my delight, And thy law dwelleth in my heart!”
Psalms 119:47I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
Psalms 119:111I have made thine ordinances my possession for ever; For they are the joy of my heart.
John 14:21He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me will be loved by my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Romans 7:22For I delight in the Law of God, as to the inward man;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:167
166 Lord , I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. Here is the whole duty of man; for we are taught, 1. To keep our eye upon God's favour as our end: " Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, not only temporal but eternal salvation. I have hoped for that as my happiness and laid up my treasure in it; I have hoped for it as thine, as a happiness of thy preparing, thy promising, and which consists in being with thee. Hope of this has raised me above the world, and borne me up under all my burdens in… Read the whole commentary →